Anastasios Papoulas

Anastasios Papoulas
Anastasios Papoulas c. 1920-22
Native name
Αναστάσιος Παπούλας
Born1/13 January 1857[1]
Missolonghi, Kingdom of Greece
Died24 April 1935(1935-04-24) (aged 78)
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
AllegianceKingdom of Greece Kingdom of Greece
Service / branch Hellenic Army
Years of service1878–1920
1920–1922
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsArmy of Asia Minor
Athens Police
Battles / wars
Awards Commander's Cross of the Cross of Valour

Anastasios Papoulas (Greek: Αναστάσιος Παπούλας; 1/13 January 1857 – 24 April 1935) was a Greek general, most notable as the Greek commander-in-chief during most of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22. Originally a firm royalist, after 1922 he shifted towards the republican Venizelists, and was executed in 1935 for supporting a failed republican coup.

  1. ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.